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Planetary hours · East London (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in East London.

The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.

Planetary day of Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:05
Sunset
18:38
Next sunrise
05:04

A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:13
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:21
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:28
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:36
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:44
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:52
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:59
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 14:07
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:15
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:23
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:30
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:38

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:30
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:22
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:15
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:07
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:59
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:51
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:43
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:36
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:28
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:20
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:12
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:04

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in East London?

On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:05 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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